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US 5,626,843 AGranted
Treatment of autoimmune diseases, including AIDS, by removel of interferons, TNFs and receptors therefor
AssigneeAdvanced Biotherapy Concepts, Inc.
InventorsSimon V. Skurkovich, Boris Skurkovich
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Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a treatment for autoimmune diseases, including AIDS, by removing interferons, TNFs and receptors therefor, from body fluids. An extracorporeal device exposes fluids from a patient, including blood, plasma, cerelorospinal fluid, and the like, to an immunosorbent to accomplish removal. Following treatment, the fluid is returned to its source.
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A method of removing antigens from a patient with autoimmune disease or AIDS comprising the steps of:
- drawing fluid from said patient;
- passing said fluid through immunosorbent comprising a combination of antibodies, consisting essentially of:
- (a) one or more antibodies to at least one interferon, selected from the group consisting of alpha interferons and gamma interferons, and receptors therefor;
- and (b) one or more antibodies to tumor necrosis factors, and receptors therefor;
- and
- returning said fluid to said patient.
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A method of removing antigens from a patient with autoimmune disease or AIDS comprising the steps of:
- drawing fluid from a patient;
- passing said fluid through immunosorbent comprising in combination a plurality of antibodies, consisting essentially of at least one antibody selected from the group consisting of anti-alpha interferon and antibody to alpha interferon receptor, and at least one antibody selected from the group consisting of anti-gamma interferon and antibody to gamma interferon receptor;
- and
- returning said fluid to said patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.